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He was apparently holidaying in Queensland with his wife Jasmine Yarbrough's family when he received a call to return to Sydney.

It's possible the purpose of the meeting was to discuss Karl's recent social media activity.

Favourite haunt? The former Today host, 44, was pictured in the VIP lounge of The Buena pub in Mosman, Sydney. Pictured: The Buena

Resurfaced picture: The father-of-three was pictured using a pokie machine on the cover of this week's New Idea magazine

Earlier this month, he was caught 'liking' several Instagram comments critical of Nine and the Today show's new lineup.

He later claimed his account was 'hacked' while he was on a fishing trip - however Channel Nine executives are reportedly 'not buying' the excuse.

An industry 'insider' told New Idea: 'As soon as Karl got the call, he knew he was probably going to be in trouble and he was concerned bosses would use this opportunity to get rid of him once and for all.'

Urgent meeting? Meanwhile, New Idea also claimed Karl was recently called in for a meeting at Channel Nine's Willoughby headquarters. He was apparently holidaying in Queensland with his wife Jasmine Yarbrough's family when he received the call to return to Sydney

It comes after The Sunday Telegraph reported that the network 'wants Karl gone by Easter', despite him being under contract until the end of 2020.

An industry source said: 'Karl has to film the final segments for his show This Time Next Year at the end of February and that goes into most of March and after that they want him gone.'

Such a move could lead to Karl losing his $6million salary, which is due to be paid over his remaining two years at Nine.

Whoops! It's possible the purpose of the meeting was to discuss Karl's recent Instagram activity. Earlier this month, he was caught 'liking' several comments critical of Channel Nine and the Today show's new lineup

Hmm! Karl later claimed his account was 'hacked' while he was on a fishing trip - however Channel Nine executives are reportedly 'not buying' the excuse

The alleged reason behind Nine's 'push' to end Karl's contract is his media deal with Who magazine, which published exclusive photos from his Mexican wedding.

A network representative denied The Sunday Telegraph's report, however, saying 'it's just not true'.

Getting boned? It comes after The Sunday Telegraph reported that the network 'wants Karl gone by Easter', despite him being under contract until the end of 2020. Pictured with Jasmine Yarbrough on their wedding day in Los Cabos, Mexico on December 8, 2018